101 Facts About Ancient Egypt

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Hello Motherfactors! We're going back in time again to a land of sand, more sand, even more sand, and some big ol' triangles in that sand. Get ready to learn about kings, queens, gods and lots of other interesting things in 101 Facts About Ancient Egypt!
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[@brisacuenca7216]

Ancient Egypt is just like the internet we use little drawings to communicate, we love cats and have an own “language” LOL

[@Sorfindil]

Ahahahah

[@anthonykatsivalis224]

True

[@dr.ashkiddox]

Much love from Egypt 🇪🇬❤️

[@pandasquadleaderella2624]

Ahmed Elsherbini I wanna go to egypttttttttt

[@ashadowperson9905]

Ahmed Elsherbini Greetings from Norway my friend 🇳🇴🇪🇬

[@itsyaboiali8677]

Ehh ya gam3a

[@pangea5223]

Back in the days ancient egyptians worshipped cats. Today thats the internet

[@DianaDxD]

And the whole killing a cat will result in your execution is also fairly accurate to today since the internet gets pissed if they mention that they killed a cat

[@jhongrarangol8715]

wtf so is today

[@nickg1582]

Im Egyptian and btw, I don't worship cats. I worship the god of cats. lmao just kidding im chrstian but I am Egyptian

[@pabloescabobss8729]

2008

[@nickg1582]

huh?

[@ankh3778]

101 Facts About Modern Egypt please, sincerely an Egyptian who (despite loving ancient Egypt) is bored of everyone thinking we're nothing but Ancient Egypt. It just got boring how ignorant some people are on our history as Egyptians.

[@101Facts]

It's definitely on our radar!

[@ankh3778]

Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@SF-li9kh]

People are fascinated by mysteries rather than current politics. Happens with every country with a rich history. For example I don't give a **** about London at present, but its history is very interesting

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

Modern Egyptian are just Arabs tbh

[@samuelcastillo2791]

I love this channel, it should have millions of subscribers.

[@droopyeyedmofo5618]

Teresa Espinosa has 300 million subs learn to count poop head

[@SF-li9kh]

Probably if he read properly, he would have gotten the subscribers. He reads each fact in a boring, fast and uninterested way. His only interest is to read the numbers. His lame jokes aren't helping either

[@nana-jp2ur]

@@droopyeyedmofo5618 *stoopid* (Like you said learn to count...not to be rude...)

[@dvot0075]

At first I thought it did.

[@yousefsalah5800]

MEE TOO

[@rami_ungar_writer]

Did I miss the Jennifer Lawrence reference this video? I swear, I didn't see a single reference to her at all. Also, 101 Facts about: 1. Stephen King 2. Sailor Moon 3. Ballet 4. King Arthur 5. Lucifer (TV series)

[@etonbachs4226]

@Zac Kenworthy Looks more like Taylor Swift to me. Didn't know Miss Lawrence is a singer.

[@jeffcoronado2526]

Yes u missed it.he said it

[@spunkythedingo9859]

hey motherfactor, the scarab beetle was important to them because the movement of the ball of dung they pushed across the desert, symbolized the passing of the sun over the horizon each day

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

Good on you for giving us another world video! All those Egyptian Bill Ciphers are pretty interesting

[@Ironhead_HD]

extra fact: Egypt was not conquered by the Macedonians whose modern flag you are using. They are a Slavic Nation that showed up in the Balkans around 450 AD. It was conquered by the Greeks under the leadership of Alexander the Great. Macedonians of that time were a Greek tribe like the Spartans and the Atheneans. DO YOUR RESEARCH BETTER NEXT TIME PLEASE....

[@antonismarougas4642]

Exactly!

[@danayanmiew9648]

Sometimes websites aren’t accurate. Don’t give him a hard time about it

[@ladygodiva9294]

Thanks for the correction, very educational. I'm sorry that this 1 fact out of 101 was wrong and it was so important to you.

[@BerylLx]

I was wondering bout that, in fact. Thanks for informing anyone else who might look in the comments~

[@nikolasioakimidis5968]

@@ladygodiva9294 well another piece of education for you, this has been the core of a crisis between greece and N. Macedonia for more than 20 years, so relating a person with a flag that are by law not related is kind of irritating. And these are little things that cause misinformation even though unintended

[@nothisispatrick4644]

Extra fact: The pyramids are actually based off Doritos

[@vismis2804]

*101 years after the pyramids construction they we're covered in nacho cheese.

[@omarkhaled6417]

as an egyptian i can approve

[@droopyeyedmofo5618]

Fun theory but false

[@laramieholliday8402]

Fucking dum

[@Baccus93]

That settles it, I'm going to the store. Man, I love living in California

[@youssefkozman8275]

Egyptian and proud

[@linda10989]

I visited your amazing country in May of last year. Loved it...especially the food!

[@johnmarston1155]

So... you actually walk like an Egyptian? :)

[@clear9978]

Same

[@dontpanic9772]

The Seapeople will rise again!

[@TinaCutri]

Shh!! No one's supposed to know the plan!!!!

[@somethung8188]

It's scary to think that all this is JUST ancient Egypt and excludes all the history of modern Egypt.... Imagine taking Egyptian History in school. YIKES!

[@TinaCutri]

Say "Tutankhamun's tomb" ten times fast

[@illonaj4359]

Sam would have no trouble saying it 10 times, he talks so quick anyway. Sometimes it sounds like he pushes his own fast forward button, I like this station he puts on some good stuff,

[@srajanverma9064]

@@illonaj4359 ya ya correct😅

[@kadenbrunney8370]

This was two years ago we need an update

[@imogen5141]

Truly, I may have learnt more from your videos than I did whilst at school. I love them. Would you consider 101 Facts on Fairy/Folktales? :-)

[@coolhandluke7772]

“Let my People Go!!!!”

[@anthonykatsivalis224]

Luke Nagy Noah said

[@BerylLx]

Which was never recorded down in any Egyptian texts we have found. We're on to you, Moses...

[@adamsausmer]

Anthony katsivalis I’m Jewish, that was Moses who said that. Noah was the one with Ark

[@ponyexpress5274]

ØXY_lūcy Both are fairy tales so who cares

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

The Romans back in the day saw Ancient Egypt the way we saw The Romans now. Which means ancient egypt is twice as ancient as anyone thought.

[@samuellawrencesbookclub8250]

Video starts at 1:08

[@Kelvin6071]

Corvyn Malfoy, Mediocre Collector so useful lol thanks

[@SF-li9kh]

Not all heros wear capes !

[@radicalbuster1310]

No it starts at 0:00

[@Joetar5]

2:40 YES Gettin the bill wurtz in there

[@karenglenton1867]

Do 101 fact about unsolved mysteries 😺😺😺

[@missheadbanger]

They worshipped scarabs because the act of them pushing dung was considered akin to the sun crossing the sky.

[@vincegonzalez2171]

Which is why Khepri is so often depicted with a sun.

[@PtolemyAtheling]

That was the wrong Macedonian flag. The Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia is associated with the Vergina Sun which is on the accurately named Greek Macedonia's flag. That is the flag that should of been posted.

[@SmoothSmoothie127]

Playing ac origins when I was like 11 has made me permanently incredibly interested in egypt

[@johnsguitarmusicanddemos]

I have always been curious about the newest findings of ancient Egypt. Thank you for the amazing upload.

[@thegloriousmasterofenterta6386]

Sam {OMG} you did NOT MENTION A SINGLE REFERENCE OF {Jennifer Lawrence} IN THIS VIDEO AT ALL YOU PROMISED THAT YOU WILL MENTION HER IN EVERY SINGLE VIDEO.

[@etonbachs4226]

@Zac Kenworthy I see you know how to cut and paste. So do I. Looks more like Taylor Swift to me. Didn't know Miss Lawrence is a singer.

[@jenjay71]

Love watching these, and Sam... you do make me laugh 😂

[@dinochristodoulidis]

jenjay 71 m mi Myth

[@rickybobby8869]

X

[@lightandsound5748]

Now I need to see the Silurians invade Ancient Egypt after this! 😂

[@alphasaith8349]

#31 1. The Unided State's foreign policy isn't like Egypt's during this period. 2. Palestine didn't exist at the time, and is only a relatively recent name for the region. The proper term is "Canaan".

[@burtpanzer]

I find maps of The Land of Palestine in the time of Jesus, where as Israel was founded in 1948.

[@frjohn65]

Palestine wasn't named as such until the Romans took over the area.

[@ticklemyheart44]

OMG YOU FINALLY DID IT!! Thank you so very much!!!

[@thanosfrog3572]

The title sounds like a video my history teacher would make my class watch

[@rahulsajeevkrishnans.k1463]

asssasins creed origins here i come!!!!!

[@calmingsoundsoftheuniverse6514]

Missed opportunity for a Imhotep reference from the Mummy franchise!

[@Sorfindil]

You finally did it, thank you so much !

[@charleigh305]

I'm sorry but 21:55 Why is nobody talking about Waldo

[@Trillin09]

YAS QUEEN! More like Pharaoh? XD have a great day Sam!

[@sebastianegypt1238]

I know this video is quite old by now, but I juts want to add; that your placement for the end of Egyptian civilisation (1:59) is debatable, it depends on the individual scholar.

[@Kiwi_Tea]

4:45 wtf is that on that animals head?!

[@raccoonbilly7569]

Spectre Africa by toto

[@DavenDebQuay]

There's nothing on that animal's head. Your the only one who see's it :)

[@Kiwi_Tea]

@@DavenDebQuay Dude it's been 2 years. I don't even remember watching this...but yeah there's still something there and my old eyes can't make it out.

[@prva9347]

18'22" : love the 'Doctor Who' image-reference. It's a way to remember this fact, though I'll probably forget the historical date.

[@themoonsevilsister1561]

This'l be useful for my actual even slightly accurate Ancient Egyptian character, Lapis, who just didn't die.

[@SweetLilWren]

I can't wait to watch this! Be back later ♥

[@nicobambino191]

It also gave us Yugioh

[@megang2220]

"god that's so metal" im dead XD I love you Sam.

[@unicornuncorn7723]

This is my firat time here and the best reason i subscribed is they said decriptioni

[@sulanis8444]

There is a theory that the Sphinx was originally not a human head at all, because the head was way to small for the size of the body itself. However, it was later changed to mimic the pharaoh at the time because he wanted to be the only true being worshiped in Egypt.

[@yeehawiguess5819]

Memphis has a pyramid, Memphis Tennessee has the bass pro shops pyramid. It all comes full circle

[@dollface1472]

i just wanna say that i binge watch these as i go to bed lately

[@trels203]

Holy shit me fucking too

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[@Gussyboy06]

Sam:greetings motherfactors! Me: stop shouting at me

[@fatimaalnaz6115]

I love Egypt from Pakistan 🇵🇰 🇵🇰

[@xenphoexenphoe85]

So interesting

[@fouadd__]

Hello! I'm Egyptian!

[@realliferapunzel5943]

Cool, what's modern Egypt like? Egypt has always fascinated me, andI might want to go there one day.

[@Qingep]

@Batman The Dark Knight I care!

[@islymoniquee]

Batman The Dark Knight lmao

[@JakobM325]

pls doo a 101 Facts about our lovely felines also known as Cats

[@tlighta1]

32:22 Hera-doe-tess. lol. I pronounced it like that too at first. Apparently it's Heh-ruh-te-dess.

[@soleb542]

101 Facts about nubia kush sudan

[@ji9star_v]

Sam: Number 10! Subtitle: *NUMBERED SAID*

[@thoonnayyeelin3903]

bro the school is the worst and boring every time when i watch your videos it fun :)

[@jimfields860]

The Great Pyramids and the Sphinx was built long before there was an Egyptian people.

[@SweetLilWren]

2:40 fantastic nod ☋

[@GoodVideos4]

Maybe the sea people were Phoenicians.

[@marlineharrold1937]

nice video. Thanks a lot for this. 💞

[@tensevo]

There is still a death penalty for harming cats.

[@blackjohn9240]

As there should be

[@lucyjayne9721]

Love this Channel!! Please keep it up! My nightly ritual right here. Love from Cambridge, UK.

[@kevwhufc8640]

Stonehenge was started around 600 years before the pyramids, The Scottish tower castles are even older than both .

[@Whatinthewhy]

I respect that Bill Wurtz reference.

[@alixmarshall5453]

I am learning about that

[@EnlightenedTurtle]

Nice video.

[@Gothtecdotcom]

I was in the understanding that the sea people were basically pirates based just south of Greece..

[@darediablo]

Do 101 facts about ancient Arabia. Plz, I need this knowledge.

[@ameliafoster3633]

101 facts about Alexander Hamilton?

[@realliferapunzel5943]

You can read my (about) 9 page report I did about him three years ago for school. I got a 100 by the way 😅. Also I agree that is a good video idea.

[@HamSammichApex]

These are great! Short and sweet but not so short, if you will

[@arthurmorgan1200]

This is sooooo inaccurate. You dint even mention the Origins of the Creed, known as the Hidden Ones!

[@karolinajoannastasiak3100]

There is a reason they are called the Hidden Ones 😉

[@SF-li9kh]

Lol, I too landed here after Assassin's Creed Origins. My history teacher could never get me this excited

[@bigdiccboi9611]

How does this channel not have more subs

[@BebooTheGamer]

I'm from Egypt :)

[@anthonykatsivalis224]

Macedonia is Greek

[@kryoruleroftheninthcircleo4151]

Anthony Katsivalis Wrong continent first of all. Second, no it’s not.

[@anthonykatsivalis224]

Kryo, the Ruler of the Cold Circle of Hell, a Demon I know wrong continent but he mentions Alexander the Great also if he is not Greek explain the Hellenic architecture and why is the Bible written in Greek, Latin and Hebrew beacuse Alexander the Great’s empire had an influence on it plus Slavs cane down years later when western Rome fell that’s when they can Slavs are visogoths and Ostrogoths and a little bit of hunnic.

[@megang2220]

@@anthonykatsivalis224 they got around

[@IamKostaFY]

Ancient macedonians were greek,they could not have been if us slavs arrived in the balkans much later but today macedonia macedonia(FYROM) or Northern macedonia is a country that liberated itself 1941-1945 then it was part of yugoslavia and in 1991 it earned it's independence we cool now?

[@IamKostaFY]

sorry meant to say ancient macedonians cant me macedonian if the slavs (INCLUDING MODERN DAY MACEDONAINS)in the balkans much later then the empires collapse

[@SweetLilWren]

#101FactsAboutBees 5:38

[@adrenalinetravels]

Very informative video about Ancient Egypt! If you are an adventurous person and plan to go to Egypt soon, check out our latest video on all the unusual and crazy things you could do in Egypt!

[@khathaway414]

Victorian England next please.

[@oscarvalenzuela665]

Hi Sam, Can you do a video about Central America?

[@garethedwards6835]

i learnt all this on ACO discovery mode but its good to learn all other stuff as well

[@victorpeterson3502]

Northern Egypt is called lower Egypt and southern Egypt is called upper Egypt? That’s confusing

[@SF-li9kh]

Indeed, but the flow direction of nile defines it. Btw we just assumed the north pole of the earth is at the top. What if the south pole is the real top? Hehe. It's all relative

[@prva9347]

#61: The ancient Egyptians' view of the Earth sounds just like a map from Cities Skylines.

[@itsjakemuh]

Love the vids fam

[@drpsychonaut]

Is it just me or did anyone else just find out the little Bell isn't rung for 101 vids even tho I KNOW I hit it long ago

[@mamavswild]

Would the Sea Peoples be Ancient precursors of the Greeks? I mean, the Mediterranean civilizations seem to be the obvious candidates.

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

More likely Minoan or Cretan people

[@cesarcabrera97]

Do 101 Facts about Sesame Street for no particular reason other than I felt that need to comment it

[@r.s5793]

Great Channel!!

[@rosesmith6925]

Yay, long time no see!

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Do 101 facts about Cesar

[@thetoasterclan9473]

*Caesar

[@biblv]

Caesar Chavez?

[@biblv]

Or Julius Caesar

[@sklatvia_]

hehe a bill wurtz reference 2:40

[@krekel1xx]

The Zoëy 101 reference by the 101th 😂😂😂

[@ponyexpress5274]

It’s more historically and evidently accurate that the Pyramids were built by paid workers and Egyptians. Not Slaves.

[@27Edamame]

*aliens*

[@liamdailymostly4028]

Didn’t all Pharos marry their sisters? Like, Cleopatra was married to two of her brothers.

[@loveavonwithnicki881]

What about cleopatra the VII

[@edwardh1213]

101 facts about South Korea

[@olivewolff2960]

But love the video

[@matty-qr4vr]

for April the first ya should do 101 facts on ancient aliens xD

[@Pikah1]

2:41 WHY YOU USE BILL WURTZ?!?!

[@Raz.C]

We NEED that same "death penalty for killing cats" legislation if we want our own civilisation to flourish!

[@ntluck1592]

How about a 101 facts about modern Egypt? from 333 BC to modern times

[@annakalaitsidou2076]

They weren't conquered by macedonians .... Alexander the Great was greek.... And in Alexandria they spoke the greek language .... And there are so many evidence .... There are still people there that are talking greek how can people still think that the "Macedonians" conquered egypt oh god 😡😡😡😡